This research article examined the best way to deliver seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) treatment. The authors found that door-to-door delivery provided better coverage than fixed-point delivery, while directly observed therapy (which uses more resources) did not improve coverage. Community health workers deliver SMC treatment through door-to-door … [Read more...] about Optimal mode for delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Ouelessebougou, Mali: A cluster randomized trial
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
The role of community health workers and local leaders in reducing attrition among participant in the AIDS indicator survey and HIV incidence in a national cohort study in Rwanda
This research paper found that community health workers play a role in reducing attrition rates in longitudinal prospective surveys. … [Read more...] about The role of community health workers and local leaders in reducing attrition among participant in the AIDS indicator survey and HIV incidence in a national cohort study in Rwanda
The effectiveness of treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) delivered by community health workers compared to a traditional facility based model
While community health workers (CHWs) often identify and screen for severe acute malnutrition (SAM), this study looks at incorporating SAM treatment into the work of CHWs. The results from a randomized intervention study in Kita, Southwest Mali, indicated that with minimal training CHWs can treat SAM appropriately, which could result in lower defaulter ratios and … [Read more...] about The effectiveness of treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) delivered by community health workers compared to a traditional facility based model
The effect of clustering on lot quality assurance sampling: a probabilistic model to calculate sample sizes for quality assessments
This paper uses a newly developed general framework to create a cluster lot quality assurance sampling (C-LQAS) system. This method for creating a C-LQAS system is used to design data quality assessments for a community health worker program in Rwanda. … [Read more...] about The effect of clustering on lot quality assurance sampling: a probabilistic model to calculate sample sizes for quality assessments
Limitations on human rights in the context of drug-resistant tuberculosis: A reply to Boggio et al.
Trained community health workers can provide tuberculosis treatment and achieve results comparable to strict hospitalization. … [Read more...] about Limitations on human rights in the context of drug-resistant tuberculosis: A reply to Boggio et al.